The Day the Earth Caught Fire
"The INCREDIBLE becomes Real! The IMPOSSIBLE becomes Fact! The UNBELIEVABLE becomes True!"
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Released: Nov 1, 1961
Runtime: 1h 38m
Rating: ⭐ 6.8 / 10
Overview
British reporters suspect an international cover-up of a global disaster in progress... and they're right. Hysterical panic has engulfed the world after the United States and the Soviet Union simultaneously detonate nuclear devices and have caused the orbit of the Earth to alter, sending it hurtling towards the sun.
Top Billed Cast

Janet Munro
Jeannie Craig

Leo McKern
Bill Maguire

Edward Judd
Peter Stenning

Michael Goodliffe
Jacko Jackson the Night Editor

Bernard Braden
Davis the News Editor

Reginald Beckwith
Harry

Gene Anderson
May

Renée Asherson
Angela
Arthur Christiansen
'Jeff' Jefferson - Editor

Austin Trevor
Sir John Kelly (uncredited)